The Correct Opinion

If you haven't heard about Nintendo's new handheld system, you can check it out here. It is announce to launch before the end of the fiscal year (March 2011). It would be really surprising to me if it did not launch this holiday season.

The technology of having 3-D visuals without the need of glasses is pretty amazing, but I'm not really sure how this new technology will interact with actual gameplay. I am 100% sure than Nintendo would not launch new hardware unless Miyamoto had an idea or two for how to use it. The puppet master is most assuredly at work here.

While I do not like 3-D effects in films (I think they take you out of the visual experience rather than draw you in), I am open to the idea of 3-D in games, as long as it is integral to gameplay. Gameplay is everything. If it is just to make Mario's fireballs look like they're coming straight for your face, I'm out. But I have faith that Miyamoto have something in mind here.

The correct response to this one is cautious optimism.